Prison Life and Reflections; or, A Narrative of the Arrest, Trial, Conviction, Imprisonment, Treatment, Observations, Reflections, and Deliverance of Work, Burr, and Thompson, Who Suffered an Unjust and Cruel Imprisonment in Missouri Penitentiary, for Attempting to Aid Some Slaves to Liberty: Three Parts in One Volume
by Thompson, George
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About This Item
Hartford: Published by A. Work, 1850. Later printing. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. [2], xii, 13-377 pages, [2]. Frontispiece illustration present. Restored. Original leather boards with embossed decorations. New black mulberry paper spine. Marbled text edges. Original end sheets preserved. Front and rear hinges repaired. Leather on the boards is worn and edge chipped. Light scattered foxing to the the text. First published in 1847.
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Full title: "Prison Life and Reflections; Or, A Narrative Of The Arrest, Trial, Conviction, Imprisonment, Treatment, Observations, Reflections, And Deliverance Of Alanson Work, James E. Burr And George Thompson, Who Suffered An Unjust And Cruel Imprisonment In Missouri Penitentiary, For Attempting To Aid Some Slaves To Liberty."
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- Title
- Prison Life and Reflections; or, A Narrative of the Arrest, Trial, Conviction, Imprisonment, Treatment, Observations, Reflections, and Deliverance of Work, Burr, and Thompson, Who Suffered an Unjust and Cruel Imprisonment in Missouri Penitentiary, for Attempting to Aid Some Slaves to Liberty
- Author
- Thompson, George
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Published by A. Work
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Slavery, Missouri
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